The

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24.3x0 HOCLNR-NL was a series of

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3-axle

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built for

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markets, as indicated by the R in the designation. It was designed by

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, a subsidiary of Triton based on Munich. Unlike other low-entry

es in

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, there are steps in the lower deck aisle after the rear exit. The 24.3x0 was available as both the 24.310 and 24.350, with internal codes ''MAN A59'' and ''MAN A57'' respectively. For the type designation 24.310, 24 means that the bus has the maximum gross weight of , whilst 310 means that the maximum power of the engine is ; for 24.350, the 350 means that the maximum power of the engine is .

Hong Kong

Citybus

In December 1997, Citybus introduced a solitary

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n-built MAN 24.350 bus with Volgren CR221LD bodywork. This bus remained unique in Citybus fleet and was withdrawn in 2015 due to engine failure and lack of spare parts.

Cancelled order

In 1998, Citybus ordered a number of MAN 24.310 buses with Berkhof/ Volgren CR223LD bodywork after the trial of its MAN 24.350. However, in early 1999, Transport Department of Hong Kong set quota on the number of buses owned by Citybus, and therefore the order was cancelled involuntarily. At that time, construction of 32 Berkhof-bodied buses and 2 Volgren CR223LD-bodied

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es had been completed, so MAN had to find buyers for these buses. Finally, one Berkhof-bodied bus was retained by MAN for testing, and the others were sold for operations in Hong Kong.

Kwoon Chung Motors

In 1999, Kwoon Chung Motors, a

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and rental bus operator in

, took one of the Berkhof-bodied MAN 24.310 that had been built for Citybus and the bus entered service in 2000. The bus was primarily used on worker services (for staff working at some of the companies at the

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). But during rush hours, it could be seen allocated to

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, (a subsidiary of Kwoon Chung), routes in

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. This bus was retired and stored in July 2015.

Kowloon Motor Bus

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took delivery of the other 32 MAN 24.310 buses from the Citybus order. The 30 buses with Berkhof bodywork entered service in 2000. The 2 buses with Volgren CR223LD bodywork, which had been stored in Volgren's facility at

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, entered service in 2002. Later, KMB ordered 15 MAN 24.310 buses with Volgren CR223LD bodywork. They had the staircase moved forward, had yellow instead of red handrails and no seats were fitted above the front wheels. They entered service in 2002. All of these 47 buses were allocated to

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Depot and mainly ran on express routes serving

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Districts and

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. The buses have reached 16 to 18 years of age in 2018, KMB has withdrawn all of the buses from service.

United Kingdom

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introduced 28 MAN 24.350 intercity coaches with Jonckheere Monaco bodywork in 1999/2000 for its

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service. They were superseded by new

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intercity coaches in 2004.